Today I want to look at with you the reality of Protestantism is spirtually sterile.

Besides the fact Protestantism is objectively a false creed, yet for all that, even on a subjective level Protestants seem to have no real substantial grasp of the spiritual life and what it is to be a saint in the true sense of the word.

The greatest proof of Catholicism is not merely its intellectual arguments—it is its saints. They are a witness to the God at work in real time.

In other words, one of the most convincing things we can do to lead others to God is the very holiness of our lives. And this is profoundly important, as Christianity was never intended by Christ as some academic society but one of a people transformed by grace that radiates out of their very being !
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The Catholic Church has produced thousands of saints whose lives are marked by heroic virtue, profound humility, supernatural charity, radical self-denial, mystical union with God, and an astonishing consistency across twenty centuries. Their spirituality is not accidental. It flows from Catholic doctrine.

The Catholic spiritual tradition teaches that salvation is not merely about avoiding Hell or making a profession of faith. It is about becoming holy—being transformed into the likeness of Christ.
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By contrast, many forms of Protestantism have historically emphasized justification by faith alone while rejecting or minimizing many of the traditional disciplines that Catholics see as essential to growth in holiness—such as asceticism, monasticism, religious vows, sacramental confession, and the Church’s developed mystical tradition.
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The point here is NOT to say that Protestants cannot be good people or cannot sincerely love Christ. Rather, simply I point out that as a theological system which largely abandons the Church’s historic ascetical and mystical tradition should not be expected to produce the same depth of spiritual formation that has characterized Catholicism throughout history.